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Published: Fri, 03/28/25
Updated: Sat, 03/29/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 13 | MARCH 28, 2025 BOOK SIGNINGS An author held a signing recently at my local coffee shop. To support a fellow author, I attended…
Published: Fri, 03/21/25
Updated: Fri, 03/21/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 12 | MARCH 21, 2025 WHO HAS TIME TO READ? I heard this line at a writers group, no less. This line is turning into a common remark…
Published: Wed, 03/19/25
Updated: Thu, 03/20/25
The Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by Duotrope, will award $3,500 for the best story…
Published: Fri, 03/14/25
Updated: Fri, 03/14/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 11 | MARCH 14, 2025 WRITING OR PUBLISHING? Which do you dream about the most while in the middle of, or before you start putting a…
Published: Wed, 03/12/25
Updated: Fri, 03/14/25
Deadline: July 1 North Street Book Prize $22,000 in Prizes | Final Judge: Jendi Reiter Submit your self-published or hybrid-published book to this…
Published: Fri, 03/07/25
Updated: Fri, 03/07/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 10 | MARCH 7, 2025 IN THE BEGINNING... Many people want to start writing with a book-length manuscript. No short stories, no feature…
Published: Wed, 03/05/25
Updated: Thu, 03/06/25
You've got until April 1 to enter this year's Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, sponsored by Winning Writers. We'll award prizes of $2,000, $500, and…
Published: Fri, 02/28/25
Updated: Sat, 03/01/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 9 | February 28, 2025 SHUT UP ABOUT THE REJECTIONS ALREADY We are not defined by our rejections....or rather we shouldn't be. Nobody…
Published: Tue, 02/25/25
Updated: Tue, 02/25/25
Good morning! A quick note to let you know that the 2025 Gutsy Great Novelist Chapter One Prize closes to submissions in just seven days. Don't miss…
Published: Fri, 02/21/25
Updated: Sun, 02/23/25
VOLUME 25, ISSUE 8 | February 21, 2025 HOW TO START I am often asked how should someone start writing. They tell me they've always wanted to write.